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Refuge System Protection Act
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Refuge System Protection Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ), at the request of the Department of the Interior, to bring in a district court a civil action against any individual or entity that destroys, causes the loss of, causes Interior to make risk mitigation efforts with respect to, or injures any resource that is within the boundaries any land or water that is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The bill also authorizes DOJ, at the request of Interior, to bring in a district court an in rem action against any instrumentality (e.g., a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft) that destroys, causes the loss of, causes Interior to make risk mitigation efforts with respect to, or injures any such system resource. Among others, it shall be an affirmative defense in either type of action that the destruction of, loss of, risk mitigation regarding, or injury to a system resource was caused by an otherwise legal act or omission that occurred outside the boundaries of the resource. In either type of action, the court may award response costs and damages.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Land and Water Conservation Fund implementation; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation; conservation funding mechanisms; the conservation of landscape priorities; Arctic Refuge Protection Act, HR 815, S 282; A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that a land resource management plan or land use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose, and for other purposes, S 2461; America's Outdoor Recreation Act, S 3266; Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act, HR 6366, S 4080; Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, S 1493; Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act HR 2794; Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, HR 973; Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act, HR 2522; Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act, HR 5608, S 4111; Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, HR 7580, S 4083; CORE Act, HR 577, S 173; End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act, HR 2986, S 607; Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, S 3571; Grand Canyon Protection Act, HR 1052, S 387; HOUSES Act, S 4062; Landowner Easement Rights Act, HR 7021, S 3989; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S 3129; MAPLand Act, HR 3113, S 904; Montana Headwaters Legacy Act, S 2254; Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act, HR 878; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S 1589; Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, HR 803; Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, HR 3326, HR 3330; PUBLIC Lands Act, S 1459; Recovering America's Wildlife Act, HR 2773, S 2372; Refuge System Protection Act, HR 4780; RETURN Our Constitutional Rights Now Act, HR 8167; Rivers Democracy Act S 192; Roadless Area Conservation Act, HR 279; Root and Stem Act, S 3046; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S 609; San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, HR 693; Save Our Sequoias Act, HR 8168; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, HR 7329, S 1538; Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act, HR 980; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001, S 3693; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, HR 999, S 455; Wild Rogue Conservation and Recreation Enhancement Act, HR 7509; Wildlife Refuge Conservation and Recreation for the Community Act, HR 972
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 4780, Refuge System Protection Act, scope of potential liability for damage to National Wildlife Refuge resources
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Land and Water Conservation Fund implementation; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation; conservation funding mechanisms; the conservation of landscape priorities; Arctic Refuge Protection Act, HR 815, S 282; A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that a land resource management plan or land use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose, and for other purposes, S 2461; America's Outdoor Recreation Act, S 3266; Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act, HR 6366, S 4080; Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, S 1493; Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act HR 2794; Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, HR 973; Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act, HR 2522; Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act, HR 5608, S 4111; Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, HR 7580, S 4083; CORE Act, HR 577, S 173; End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act, HR 2986, S 607; Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, S 3571; Grand Canyon Protection Act, HR 1052, S 387; HOUSES Act, S 4062; Landowner Easement Rights Act, HR 7021, S 3989; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S 3129; MAPLand Act, HR 3113, S 904; Montana Headwaters Legacy Act, S 2254; Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act, HR 878; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S 1589; Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, HR 803; Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, HR 3326, HR 3330; PUBLIC Lands Act, S 1459; Recovering America's Wildlife Act, HR 2773, S 2372; Refuge System Protection Act, HR 4780; RETURN Our Constitutional Rights Now Act, HR 8167; Rivers Democracy Act S 192; Roadless Area Conservation Act, HR 279; Root and Stem Act, S 3046; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S 609; San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, HR 693; Save Our Sequoias Act, HR 8168; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, HR 7329, S 1538; Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act, HR 980; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001, S 3693; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, HR 999, S 455; Wild Rogue Conservation and Recreation Enhancement Act, HR 7509; Wildlife Refuge Conservation and Recreation for the Community Act, HR 972
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Land and Water Conservation Fund implementation; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation; conservation funding mechanisms; the conservation of landscape priorities; Arctic Refuge Protection Act, HR 815, S 282; A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that a land resource management plan or land use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose, and for other purposes, S 2461; America's Outdoor Recreation Act, S 3266; Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act, HR 6366, S 4080; Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, S 1493; Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act HR 2794; Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, HR 973; Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act, HR 2522; Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act, HR 5608, S 4111; Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, HR 7580, S 4083; CORE Act, HR 577, S 173; End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act, HR 2986, S 607; Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, S 3571; Grand Canyon Protection Act, HR 1052, S 387; HOUSES Act, S 4062; Landowner Easement Rights Act, HR 7021, S 3989; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S 3129; MAPLand Act, HR 3113, S 904; Montana Headwaters Legacy Act, S 2254; Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act, HR 878; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S 1589; Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, HR 803; Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, HR 3326, HR 3330; PUBLIC Lands Act, S 1459; Recovering America's Wildlife Act, HR 2773, S 2372; Refuge System Protection Act, HR 4780; RETURN Our Constitutional Rights Now Act, HR 8167; Rivers Democracy Act S 192; Roadless Area Conservation Act, HR 279; Root and Stem Act, S 3046; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S 609; San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, HR 693; Save Our Sequoias Act, HR 8168; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, HR 7329, S 1538; Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act, HR 980; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001, S 3693; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, HR 999, S 455; Wild Rogue Conservation and Recreation Enhancement Act, HR 7509; Wildlife Refuge Conservation and Recreation for the Community Act, HR 972
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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